Portable forge



- S. E. WRIGHT. 'PORTABLE FORGE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. I9, |919. REN'EWED IAN. I8. 1921- 1,369,869. Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

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'Patented Mani, 192i.'

Application filed August 19, 1919, Serial'lo. 318,547.` Renewed January 18, 1921.A `Serial No. 438,262.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL FJQWRI'GHT,

a-citizen of the .United States, residing at Ranger, in the county ofEastland, State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Portable Forge; and I do hereby declare the following to be al full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the ait to which it apvide interlocking means whereby the corners p formed by the sides may be securely locked together, thereby preventing. the collapsefof the sides.l

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangementof parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention .Y may be made within the scope of what isV claimed without departing from the spiritV of the invention. p

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective View of the forge. i

Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Y

Fig. 3 is a sectional view takenl on linfe 3,-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on lineV 4-4 of Fig. 2.l

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view showing the adjacent corners of the sides in position for locking and interengaging.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l.'

designates a forge which vcomprises thebase 2 and thebody 3, said body comprising sides 4, front and rear ends 5 and 6. The front and rear ends 5 and 6 are provided with right angle vertically disposed flanges 7, which flanges are adapted to receive the sides 4 and engage them on their outer surfaces. Sides 4 are also provided with flanges' for engaging the front and rear ends 5 and 6,

` when in use.

which flanges are Vdesignated lbyl the nuacent .the flanges f7 'are provided 'with right angle integral members 9, which inembers engage fover the -upperf'eiids of the flanges 8, thereby-allowing the body p'ortions of the sides 4 to tbe disposed between said rightangl'e members and the flanges/7. so positioning the rightangle members, it will` be seen that the-inward collapsing -meral 8.1 The frontend rear ends5 and 6 of the sides 4 and theends 5 and 6 will be prevented. It will also be seen Ythat thel body mem'bermay be easily assembled by-V placing vthe parts of the adjacent corners in the position shown iii-Fig.` 5 and 'forcing 1' 5 the endfmembers downwardly sothat the i right angle members 9.will engage over the flanges 8. f f

The base 2 is provided with a marginal.

flange 10, which flange is adaptedv to lit the 1 side and end wallsV of the body member after."

said body has been Vassembled and placed inv position on the-base. Base 2v is provided with legs'll whereby the forge as a'whole spaced from the ground;

will be supported Sides 4 and the rear end 6v are preferably i yreinforced by angle irons 12 which angle. A

irons are secured to the upper `marginal edges of said parts by means' ofrivets 13. The front wall 5 is'cut away as at', 14andk part of the material cut away is folded downwardly and bent around a transverselydis- Y posed strip therebyforming' a ledge on which drills. and the like may rest when the l ysame are being heated, for resharpening.

The interior of the portableforge is to be built up with the usual form of re clay or [fire brick construction. Y

From the aboveit will be'seen thatla portable forge is provided, which Ymay be easily Y y moved from placey to placev and so collapsed andI stored as to take'up very little room.

.The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is :-f

1 A portable Aforge comprising abas member, said base member being provided with an upstanding marginal flange, as body member disposed on the basezmemberband maintained in position by` said marginal flange,V and comprising side and end pieces,

flanges carried by the end .pieces beingdisvposed outside of the ends of the sidefpieees,A

the'langes carriedrby the side pieees'engag. Y

ing the inner faces of the endpieees and L- shaped lugs carried by the upper edges of the end vpieces and spaced from'their right angle flanges whereby the downwardly extending portions of the L-shaped pieces will engage over the Vupper edges of the flanges at the ends of the side pieces there# by looking 4the sides between said down-k Vwardly extending portions and the flanges Acarried by the ends'of the end pieces;

2. A4 portable forge comprising a base 'member, said base memberi being provided with an upstandmg marginal flange, a body member disposed on the base member and malntained 1n positlon thereon by sald mar- Y together.

ginal flange, said body member comprising side and end walls having right angle flanges, said flanges interengaging each other and Lfshaped lugs carried by the upper marginal edges of the end pieces and adapted Vto engage over the flanges of the side pieces for lockingthe side and end pieces rigidly In testimony whereof I have signed niy name to this specication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. y

. Y SAMUEL E. WRIGHT. Witnesses: Y A

C. C. CHINOWETH, EDWIN GEORGE, J1'. 

